Fly-catching device.



No. 767,053. PATBNTED AUG.'9, 1904.

- H. HANER.

FLY GATGHING DEVICE.

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IN VEN TOR.

WITNESSES:

ATTORNEY,

UNITED STATES Patented August 9, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

FLY-OATGHING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 767,053, dated August9, 1904.

Application filed April 28, 1904:. Serial No. 205,270. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, I'IENRY HANER, a subject of the Emperor ofAustria-Hungary, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Guyahoga andState of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFly-Catching Devices; and I do declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to fly-catching devices of the kind employingsticky surfaces for the flies to alight upon, all substantially as shownand described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of thedevice or catcher as it appears open and in use. Fig. 2 is a perspectivetop view of the device folded, as for commercial shipping and handling.Fig. 3 is a bottom view showing how the cone is secured to the base. I

In the views thus shown, A represents a cone or conical body, and B abase for the cone. The cone itself ismade of any suitable light grade ofpaper which is inexpensive and is adapted to be folded or broken down onlines substantially as seen in Fig. 2. To be more definite as to thequality of paper, I can say that ordinary newspaper is good enough; butusually I use a paper which is a little stiifer than newspaper and whichwill bear folding again and again and lie down flat in its folds and atthe same time stand up erect and stiff when opened, as in Fig. 1. Infolding there need be no precaution except to lay the folds back andforth upon each other, and new lines of fold can be made here or thereand not in the least impair the cone or body for service.

It will be noticed that the cone is intact and unbroken over its entiresurface from base to apex or point a at the top, and it is secured to orupon base B by engaging the slitted portions a about its lower edge onthe bottom of base B by binding said portions back on the bottom aboutthe hole in the base and adhering the same by paste in the manner shownin Fig. 3.

The size of the hole in the base corresponds exactly to thecross-section of the base of the cone, so that the cone stands upthrough said hole from beneath. The base B is of any suitably-stiffIDELlZGllELl SIlCll as pasteboard, very heavy paper, or the like--and inaddition to the central hole for the cone has one or more ears 6 formedin one corner thereof by cutting the same to form at the same time thecentral hole is made and which are adapted to be pressed up in an erectposition, as in Fig. 1, to form means for gripping the base and liftingthe device from one place to an other without soiling the fingers. Inthis case there is room to rest a bent finger between said ears and gripthe cars by means of the adjoining fingers pressing against the in norone.

In folding for shipping the folded sides are laid together in pairs, orwhat may be termed face to face, and the sticky substance which coversthe exterior of the cone and attracts the flies is such as to allow suchpacking and not spread or run over the base nor unduly adhere in thefolds. Then as the two devices areseparated each cone and base is alone,and the cone is distended by running the hand into the inside thereof,where there is no adhesive, and spreading it out as seen in Fig. 1.

The point or tip a may be gripped between the fingers to help in thisoperation, and it may also be used in folding down the cone. Aperforation Z) is shown in base B, by which the device can be hung upona wall and allow the cone to stand out from the wall. Usually, however,the best results are obtained by standing the device on a table or thelike, as

flies prefer to alight on upright surfaces.

What I claim is 1. In f1 y-eatching devices having sticky surfaces, acone of foldable paper and a base having a central hole about which thebase of the cone is secured, thus making the interior of the cone openthrough the base whereby the cone can be spread, substantially asdescribed.

2. A fly-catching device having a conical body and a flat base with ahole therein about which the said body is secured, said cone having itslower edge split at regular intervals and adhered to the bottom of thebase, sub- In testimony whereof I sign this specificastantially asdescribed. v tion in the presence of two Witnesses.

, 3. A fly-catching device having a conical body of foldable paper, aflat base on which 5 the said cone is secured, and a raised portionWitnesses:

on the said base adapted to be gripped for R. B. MOSER, handling thedevice, substantially as described. G. A. SELL.

HENRY HANER.

